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Principal Leadership: 3 Surprising Lessons from Jordan

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2 Key Questions to Guide Your PD for Principals

This post is excerpted from the recent eSchool News article How Our Leadership Academies Are.

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School Leaders: How to Achieve Instructional Breakthrough in Your Schools

If you’re like most district and school leaders, you started the school year with an excited staff.

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Thank you, teachers: A few tweets from your former students at Insight

In honor of National Teacher Appreciation week, the Insight team would like to extend our.

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5 essential practices for giving teachers feedback and support by Education First

We've long understood that student achievement is tied to teacher quality. And now, it's becoming.

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[Throwback Thursday] Five things to know about video in observation and evaluation

Throwback Thursday is our new weekly blog that opens up our vault and reshares some of our most.

Instructional Coaching

What does great instructional coaching look like?

In recent years, instructional coaching has emerged as one of the most effective forms of.

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ADVANCEfeedback™ wins new outstanding education technology product award from Tech & Learning

We are thrilled to share that ADVANCEfeedback™ has been recognized as a new outstanding educational.

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What classroom video is really about: Our latest SmartBlog

As you've probably seen, Insight has been working closely with SmartBrief Education to share the.

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Asking the right questions for teacher growth

As you’ve seen in some of my recent posts, we’re really excited about the results from the polls we.

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A Game Changer: Our latest report on classroom video available now

After months of research and development, I’m excited to announce the release of A game changer:.

Instructional Coaching

How a Nationwide Networked Improvement Community Seeks to Empower Educators

Insight is incredibly excited to announce a new partnership with five districts across four states.

Instructional Coaching

How to Build a Successful Instructional Coaching Program

Dr. Atul Gawande, an acclaimed surgeon and research scientist, wrote in a 2011 New Yorker article,.

Instructional Coaching

Distributive Leadership: 5 Ways Principal Coaches Can Help Principals Execute

Principal coaches are a critical and essential support to principals. One trap that we have found.

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3 Keys to Building Strong Instructional Leadership Teams

We know from supporting schools and districts across the nation for the last 17 years that some of.

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The 5 Shifts Healthy PLCs Make

Since professional learning communities (PLCs) for teachers starting taking off in the 1990s, they.

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4 Ways to Get the Most from Your Professional Development Dollars

This post is excerpted from the Education Week article entitled, “4 Ways to Maximize the ROI on.

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4 keys for successful implementation of college- and career-ready standards

It's hard to believe that college- and career-ready standards (CCRS) were officially rolled out.

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Recap: Why Video is Essential for All Educators in the Feedback Process

This post is excerpted from the recent Education Week article “Why Video Is Essential for All.

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Top 3 blogs about video observation

Between groundbreaking new research, developments in technology, and policy reform, 2015 was a big.

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Welcome Don Rescigno to the Insight ADVANCE Team

We are thrilled to announce that Don Rescigno has joined our team as President of Insight ADVANCE.

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Meeting the Challenge of College and Career Readiness

In October 2015, Insight had the fantastic honor of sponsoring a District Administration Leadership.

Instructional Coaching

[Throwback Thursday] What school leaders need now

Throwback Thursday blogs open up our vault and reshare some of our most popular content. Each week,.

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3 Keys to Effective Principal Professional Development

As educators, we're always looking for what sets great schools apart from the others. While there.

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School Leaders: How effective is your feedback? 3 questions to ask

Great teachers matter. This is a fact that I don't think can be emphasized enough. Unfortunately,.

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Rethinking observations: 3 reasons to focus on observers first

If you're a district or school leader, chances are you already understand the incredible potential.

Instructional Coaching

What school leaders need now - Our latest feature in Education Week

At this point, it's clear to all of us that great teachers lead to greater student achievement. And.

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Harvard's Best Foot Forward Project: 5 new findings on video in teacher observation

As educators, we understand the importance of research to guide and shape practices. But it's.

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What fuels great teaching? Learn more on June 24

During the 2013-14 school year, Harvard's Best Foot Forward Project began studying the impact of.

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What educator effectiveness is really about

In many districts and schools throughout the country, observations are a source of frustration and.

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3 reasons to join the conversation on classroom video

Classroom video - particularly its potential to promote educator growth - is a topic I've been.

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3 Steps to Optimize Teacher Observations

In a new post, 3 reasons why your observations may be a waste of time, on Education Week's Finding.

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We appreciate our teachers - A little love from the Insight Team

"A great teacher takes a hand, opens a mind, and touches a heart." - Author unknown

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3 big benefits of video in teacher evaluation and professional development

Cameras are practically everywhere today. From walking through a parking lot to checking out at the.

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Five things to know about video in observation and evaluation

Every year, millions of dollars - and even more hours - are spent on observations and evaluations.

Instructional Coaching

How classroom video is turning around a district in Georgia

My last two posts highlighted some really significant data showing teachers’ and school leaders’.

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4 reasons why school leaders want to use video in teacher observations

My first post with SmartBrief Education certainly caught a lot of attention and had people talking.

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Our take: The real issue behind the Common Core

When Jason Stricker and I founded Insight in 2000, our mission was clear and simple: to help.

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Seizing the window of transition: Common Core and teacher evaluations

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Listening: What sets our education product development apart

It’s clear that the demands on educators are increasing—while at the same time, the availability of.

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Why teacher observation should be about growth, not "gotcha"

It’s safe to say most teachers (and school leaders for that matter) don’t look forward to.

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3 Things School Leaders Should Know About CCSS and Educator Effectiveness

The implementation of more rigorous teacher evaluation systems and Common Core State Standards.

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Video in the Classroom: Capturing Teacher Growth on Camera

Though professional development is always at the forefront of most school leaders’ minds, it’s hard.

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EdSurge Tech for Schools Summit - Here we come!

We're honored and excited to be one of 30 companies chosen to present at the EdSurge Tech for.

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Another lesson in implementing the CCSS: Remember this is new

Here's another lesson in our "Implementing the Common Core" series from Insight Education's Dr..

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Implementing the Common Core: Support your teachers in multiple ways

Here's another lesson in our "Implementing the Common Core" series from Insight's Dr. Michael Moody.

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Syracuse City School District: A Case Study in Teacher & School Leader Effectiveness

We're excited to partner again with Syracuse City School District (SCSD) for this upcoming school.

Instructional Coaching

The Role of Video in Teacher Observations: Are we ready? - Vote for us @SXSWEdu

Insight is headed to SXSWedu in March 2014 - and we'd love to do our really cool panel called "The.

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Interview with Dr. Michael Moody: Good professional development, Common Core, and technology

Recently, Edtech Digest's Victor Rivero sat down with our very own Dr. Michael Moody, Insight's.

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Five SEL Strategies to Use in a COVID-19 Environment

How many of us current or former teachers would love the opportunity for a redo on those first one,.

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